GRAND ISLAND - Easter Sunday - a day that has been filled with people getting together with family, friends, and neighbors for almost 2,000 years. Church service is a centerpiece of the tradition, but in the midst of a global pandemic, Churches have been finding ways to get creative.

Peace Lutheran Senior Pastor Luke Biggs told us, "We said, what about the old drive-in movie theaters... people could come and be close to each other without being physically close to each other."

Peace Lutheran in Grand Island teamed up with R8 Productions to turn the Church parking lot into a makeshift drive-in movie, where people from around the congregation were given to-go cups of juice and wafers for communion, and parking spots to enjoy the service… as well as the company.

"I've been getting some texts... one lady said 'we are in tears because we are able to just look at folks who are part of the body.' I really think this is a moment where folks can soak in and say this is what Easter is about... it's about just belonging to Jesus and belonging to one another."

Isolation has taken its toll on pastors as well, as they try to get used to live streaming sermons. They are essentially preaching to an empty room each week, but Pastor Biggs says they will make it work. 

In fact, the Church feels extra responsibility to make it work... in a world filled with uncertainty, many people are relying on the churches in their community to give them strength.

"We preach Faith, not fear... Faith is the voice that comes in the midst of fear and says 'fear not, He is with you.'"